Marriage

A new film franchise explores modern love but fumbles the chemistry and connection

As a girl child, I am valuable to my family. When they tried to marry me off, I ran away. But now I am back home. In a country where girls have few rights

Constitutional court ruling enables people in opposite-sex life partnerships to inherit from their deceased partner, even if they haven’t left a valid will

Registration of customary marriages is important for extending legal protection and rights to spouses, many of whom struggle for legal recognition

A major review of South African marriage law is underway and we must ensure that the proposed reforms reflect the democratic values of our pluralistic society

Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo

Just because they are performed differently from civil unions does not mean they don’t come with the same responsibilities — people just don’t know it

COMMENT A deeply embedded patriarchal practice assumes that a married woman must change her surname to that of her spouse. This was standard practice at the department of home…

What could be a landmark case seeking recognition for a woman’s right to inheritance and maintenance in the event of her partner’s death, is currently being adjudicated

I started singing formally in 2003. Before that I was in the school choir. I came to visit family in Cape Town, and by luck I met people who were opera singers. They encouraged…

Despite a new Act, many women and children are up against discriminatory practices

Women, celebrate achievements besides those of marrying and having babies

‘This belief that women divorcées are embittered — there’s a very overt streak of patriarchy in that’

The judgment should improve the home affairs department’s attitude to transgender marriages

Religious freedom, at times masking discrimination, is used too often to trump others’ right to marry.